Description bDeaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves a riveting Own Voices story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Marthas Vineyard in the early 19th century.b b* A mustread. iKirkus Reviewi, starred review A triumph. Brian Selznick, creator of iWonderstruckiand the Caldecott Honor Book,iThe Invention of Hugo Cabretib Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Marthas Vineyard. Her greatgreatgrandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, over a hundred years later, many people there including Mary are deaf, and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Mary has never felt isolated. She is proud of her lineage. But recent events have...
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